Ivanna Ortiz, the woman accused of opening fire at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home while the singer was there, has been formally charged with attempted murder and now faces a possible life sentence.
Ortiz, 35, appeared in a Los Angeles County courthouse on Tuesday for an arraignment and plea hearing, arriving in a blue jumpsuit with her hair styled in two blonde braids.
In addition to the attempted murder charge, she faces nine counts of assault with a firearm, two counts of shooting into an inhabited dwelling and one count of shooting into a motor vehicle.
She did not enter a plea during the brief hearing and her scheduled arraignment date was set for March 26.
Details revealed in court Tuesday painted a far more alarming picture of the incident than initially reported.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman revealed during a press conference after the hearing that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were both inside an Airstream trailer parked in the couple’s driveway when bullets came through the windshield.
Rihanna’s mother and the couple’s three young children, RZA, 3, Riot Rose, 2, and Rocki Irish Mayers, five months, were inside the main house at the time, along with two staff members.
The singer’s security gate was also hit. It was further revealed in court that a nearby house was hit during the shooting, with two people inside at the time.
Ortiz, originally from Florida, allegedly fired ten shots from an AR-15-style rifle at the property in broad daylight around 1:21 p.m. Sunday.
Her bail has since been reduced from its original $10.225 million to $1.8 million, and she has been ordered to stay away from Rihanna and Rocky.
Hochman confirmed that given the charges, Ortiz could face life in prison if convicted.
Following his arrest, Page six also discovered a criminal record showing she had previously been arrested for domestic violence in connection with an alleged assault on her ex-husband.
Tuesday’s court appearance was Ortiz’s first public appearance since his arrest.
